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Religions Unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The social group in Indian society comprised of commoners who are merchants and farmers is called the | Vaisyas |
| The lowest varna in Indian society comprised of peasants or servants is the | Sudras |
| The social group in Indian society comprised of priests | Brahmans |
| The social group in Indian society comprised of warriors | Kshatriyas |
| A person’s casts in society was determined by | birth |
| Hindus believe that a person's actions in this life | determine how the person will be reborn in the next life. |
| Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer were | the chief Hindu gods. |
| Hindus strive to leave behind the cycle of earthly life and achieve unity with a form of ultimate reality called | Brahman. |
| Siddhārtha Gautama came to be known as | the “enlightened one.” |
| One of the Four Noble Truths is that | ordinary life is full of suffering. |
| According to Siddhārtha Gautama, a person can reach enlightenment through | meditation. |
| Both Hindus and Buddhists | believe in reincarnation. |
| Buddhists differ from Hindus in that Buddhists believe | that all human beings can reach nirvana as a result of their behavior in this life. |
| The Islamic religion was created as a direct result of | the revelations received by Muhammad. |
| According to Islamic teaching, Muhammad received messages from | Gabriel. |
| After Muhammad’s death, Muslims scholars drew up the shari’ah, which is | a code that provides believers with practical laws to regulate their daily lives. |
| One of Five Pillars of Islam, the hajj, is | a pilgrimage to Makkah. |
| Muslims are encouraged to travel to _____________ at least once in their lives. | Makkah |
| Muslims believe that | the final revelations of Allah were given to Muhammad. |
| The Five Pillars of Islam include belief, prayer, charity, | fasting, and pilgrimage. |
| What was the primary, religious reason that Christians refused to worship state gods and emperors? | Christians believed that there was only one God. |
| Written accounts became the basis for the Gospels which make up the | New Testament |
| What Roman leader made Christianity the official religion of Rome? | Theodosius |
| Christianity was attractive to all classes, but especially to the | poor |
| Founder is Muhammad | Islam |
| Founder is Jesus | Christianity |
| Founder is Siddhartha Gautama | Buddhism |
| Has no single founder | Hinduism |
| The Bible is the main religious text | Christiainty |
| The Quran is the main religious text | Islam |
| The Torah is the main religious tex | Judaism |
| The religion(s) we studied in class that are monotheistic. | Judaism, Christianity, Islam |
| The religion(s) we studied in class that are polytheistic. | Hindusim |
| The religion that began in the 7th century | Islam |
| The religion that believes in the trinity | Christianity |
| The world’s most popular religion | Christianity |
| The religion(s) that originated in Palestine. | Christianity, Judaism |
| The religion(s) that originated in India. | Buddhism, Hindusim |
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